Usage and Care, Uso y Cuidado | Great States 404-14, 303-145, 204-14

Usage and Care

•The cutting bar blade (located under the reel) pivots. The front screws move the cut-

ter bar away from the blades, while the rear screws move the cutter bar toward the

blades.

•Adjusting the screws is a very sensitive pro- cedure. 1/16th of a turn is considered a

major adjustment.

•Before tightening one adjusting screw, be

sure to loosen the opposing screw an equal amount.

Loosening the blades

The cutting bar blade must be moved further

from the cutting reel.

•Loosen both back screws equally by turning them counter clockwise.

•Tighten both front screws equally by turning them clockwise.

Tightening the blades

The cutting bar blade must be moved closer

from the cutting reel.

•Loosen both front screws equally by turning them counter clockwise.

•Tighten both back screws equally by turning them clockwise.

Checking adjustments

•Turn mower upside down.

•Insert piece of paper (i.e., writing or newspa- per) between the cutter bar and the reel

blades, and Carefully turn the reel blades by hand.

All blades should slice the paper evenly the

entire length of the cutter bar while the reel

turns smoothly.

If the mower has an intermittent cut, adjust-

ment should be made to the appropriate side

of the blades to attain proper cutting action.

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Uso y Cuidado

•La cuchilla de la barra de corte (situado debajo del cilindro de corte) gira sobre un pivote. Los tornillos anteriores alejan la barra del corte de las cuchillas, mientras que los tornillos posteriores acercan la barra de corte de alas cuchillas.

•EI ajuste de las cuchillas es muy delicado; 1/16 de una vuelta se considera como un

ajuste mayor.

•Antes de apretar uno de los tornillos de ajuste, asegurese de aflojar en la misma can- tidad el tornillo opuesto.

Como aflojar las cuchillas

Se debe alejar la barra de corte del cilindro de corte.

•Afloje ambos tornillos posteriores en la misma cantidad, dandoles vuelta en el senti-

do contrario al de las agujas del reloj.

•Apriete ambos tornillos anteriores en la misma cantidad, dandoles vuelta en el senti-

do de las agujas del reloj.

Como apretar las cuchillas

Se debe acercar la barra de corte del cilindro de corte.

•Afloje ambos tornillos anteriores en la misma cantidad, dandoles vuelta en el senti-

do contrario al de las agujas del reloj.

•Apriete ambos tornillos posteriores en la misma cantidad, dandoles vuelta en el senti- do de las agujas del reloj.

Comprobacion de los ajustes

•Coloque la podadora con la parte superior hacia abajo.

•Inserte una hoja de papel para escribir 0 papel peri6dico entre la barra de corte y las

cuchillas del cilindro. Luego, con las manos, deles vuelta cuidadosamente alas cuchillas

del cilindro.

Todas las cuchillas deben cortar el papel pare-

jamente a 10 largo de la barra de corte y el

cilindro debe girar uniformemente.

Si la podadora produce un corte intermitente,

se debe ajustar el extremo apropiado de las cuchillas hasta obtener un corte correcto.

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•La barre fixe de support des lames coupantes (situees sous Ie moyeu) pivote.

Les ecrou5 de I'arriereraprochent la barre des lames.

•L'ajustement des ecrous est tres delicat. Un tour de 1/16 est considere un ajustement majeur.

•Avant de resserrer un ecrou d'ajustement, soyez sur de faire exactement Ie meme ajustement sur I'autrecote.

Pour desserrer les lames

La barre fixe de support des lames doit etre

deplacee de maniere a ce qu'ellesoit eloignee des lames.

•Desserrez les deux vis arriere egalement dans Ie sens des aiguilles d'unemontre.

•Resserrez les deux ecrous avant egalement

en les tournant dans Ie sens des aiguilles d'unemontre.

Pour serrer les lames

La barre fixe de support des lames doit etre deplacee vers les lames.

•Devissez les deux vis de devant egalement

en les tournant dans Ie sens des aiguilles d'unemontre.

•Resserrez les deux ecrous de I'arriereegale-

ment, en les tournant dans Ie sens des aigu- illes d'unemontre.

Pour verifier les ajustements

•Tournez la tondeuse sens dessus dessous, exposant les lames coupantes.

•Inserez un morceau de papier (un morceau de journal par exemple) entre la barre de

support et les lames coupantes, et douce- ment tournez la barre a la main,

Toutes les lames doivent couper Ie papier egalement sur la longueur totale du morceau

de papier pendant qu la barre est tournee doucement.

Si la coupe est irreguliere, un ajustement devra etre fait sur Ie cote approprie des lames, pour obtenir une coupe convenable.

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